Legislation / HF 639

HOUSE FILE 639 Vetoed

Hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings, including allowing certain persons to intervene in such proceedings, including sanctions on intervenors in contested cases, and permit, permit renewal, and operation limitations. Vetoed 6-11-25

Sponsor   House Judiciary Committee Formerly   HF 240 Last action   Vetoed by Governor. H.J. 1236. — June 11, 2025 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Vetoed

Lobbyist declarations

22 declarations filed on this bill
● 4 For ● 9 Against ● 9 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 3 related bills
HF 240 Insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit.(See HF 639.)
Passed committee
SF 239 Insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
Feb 28, 2025 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 471.
Mar 25, 2025 House Amendments H-1185, H-1186, H-1187, H-1188, and H-1189 filed. H.J. 815.
Mar 26, 2025 House Amendments H-1185, H-1186, H-1187, H-1188, and H-1189 adopted. H.J. 840.
Mar 26, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 85, nays 10. H.J. 841.
Apr 15, 2025 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 945.
Apr 22, 2025 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1034.
Mar 26, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 850.
Mar 27, 2025 Senate Message from House. S.J. 657.
Mar 27, 2025 Senate Read first time, referred to Commerce. S.J. 657.
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, and Webster. S.J. 672.
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 10:00AM Room G15.
Apr 2, 2025 Senate Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
Apr 2, 2025 Senate Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 679.
Apr 2, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3064 filed. S.J. 679.
Apr 2, 2025 Senate Placed on calendar.
Apr 7, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3075 filed. S.J. 719.
Apr 10, 2025 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 758.
Apr 29, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3141 filed. S.J. 930.
May 9, 2025 Senate Amendments S-3152 and S-3153 filed. S.J. 957.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3165 filed, lost. S.J. 966.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3075 withdrawn. S.J. 966.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3162 filed, withdrawn. S.J. 966.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3064 withdrawn. S.J. 966.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3152 withdrawn. S.J. 967.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3159 filed, withdrawn. S.J. 967.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3153 withdrawn. S.J. 967.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3141 withdrawn. S.J. 967.
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3166 filed. S.J. 969.
May 12, 2025 Senate Point of order raised on S-3166, ruled not germane. S.J. 969.
May 12, 2025 Senate Motion to suspend rules for S-3166, failed. S.J. 969.
May 12, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 27, nays 22. S.J. 971.
May 12, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 971.
May 13, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 1146.
May 22, 2025 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.
Jun 11, 2025 House Vetoed by Governor. H.J. 1236.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 26, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 85 10 5 30–2 55–8 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
May 12, 2025 Senate Amendment Failed 22 28 0 0–16 22–12 Bipartisan Opposition
May 12, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 27 22 1 14–1 13–21 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
May 12, 2025 Senate Motion Failed 15 34 1 15–0 0–34 Party Line
May 2, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 79 6 15 26–1 53–5 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 85 to 10 · Democrats 30 yea, 2 nay · Republicans 55 yea, 8 nay · 5 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Yea
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Absent
7 Michael Sexton Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Nay
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Absent
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Nay
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Nay
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Nay
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Yea
63 Michael Bergan Republican Nay
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Nay
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Nay
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Nay
78 Sami Scheetz Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Nay
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Nay
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Shall amendment S–3165 to amendment S–3064 be adopted?
Failed 22 to 28 · Democrats 0 yea, 16 nay · Republicans 22 yea, 12 nay
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Nay
3 Lynn Evans Republican Nay
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Nay
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Nay
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Nay
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Nay
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Nay
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Nay
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Nay
30 Doug Campbell Republican Nay
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Nay
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Nay
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 27 to 22 · Democrats 14 yea, 1 nay · Republicans 13 yea, 21 nay · 1 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Nay
5 Dave Rowley Republican Yea
6 Jason Schultz Republican Nay
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Nay
9 Tom Shipley Republican Nay
10 Dan Dawson Republican Nay
11 Julian Garrett Republican Yea
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Nay
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Nay
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Nay
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Nay
24 Jesse Green Republican Nay
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Nay
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Nay
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Nay
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Nay
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Nay
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Nay
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Nay
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Nay
47 Scott Webster Republican Nay
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Nay
Shall the motion pass?
Failed 15 to 34 · Democrats 15 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 0 yea, 34 nay · 1 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Nay
3 Lynn Evans Republican Nay
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Nay
5 Dave Rowley Republican Nay
6 Jason Schultz Republican Nay
7 Kevin Alons Republican Nay
8 Mark Costello Republican Nay
9 Tom Shipley Republican Nay
10 Dan Dawson Republican Nay
11 Julian Garrett Republican Nay
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Nay
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Nay
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Nay
20 Mike Pike Republican Nay
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Nay
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Nay
24 Jesse Green Republican Nay
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Nay
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Nay
28 Dennis Guth Republican Nay
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Nay
30 Doug Campbell Republican Nay
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Nay
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Nay
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Nay
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Nay
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Nay
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Nay
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Nay
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Nay
47 Scott Webster Republican Nay
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Nay
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Nay
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 79 to 6 · Democrats 26 yea, 1 nay · Republicans 53 yea, 5 nay · 15 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Absent
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Absent
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Nay
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Absent
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Nay
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Absent
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Absent
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Absent
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Nay
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Absent
88 Helena Hayes Republican Nay
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
American Petroleum Institute Against Apr 10, 2025
Archer Daniels Midland Company Against Apr 30, 2025
Gevo Against Mar 26, 2025
Heavy Highway Contractors Association Against May 12, 2025
Iowa Corn Growers Association Against May 7, 2025
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRF) Against May 12, 2025
Laborers International Union of North America Against Apr 1, 2025
POET, LLC Against Mar 28, 2025
Summit Carbon Solutions Against Mar 25, 2025
American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA) For Apr 2, 2025
Climate Land Leaders For May 8, 2025
Land of the Free Action For Mar 26, 2025
VALOR Iowa For May 12, 2025
Alliant Energy Corporation Undecided Apr 2, 2025
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Clean Grid Alliance Undecided May 20, 2025
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Iowa Cattlemen's Association Undecided Apr 7, 2025
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Date Time Type Description Location
Apr 2, 2025 10:00 AM Hearing Senate Commerce Subcommittee Room G15
Apr 2, 2025 1:00 PM Hearing Senate Commerce Committee RM 116